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The purpose of the Focus Groups is to recognize that architects, builders, and building product designers face new challenges in the industry. By working together the stakeholders can begin to mitigate common 21st century design and cost challenges. Vicwest engages architects in a meaningful conversation about the next generation of exterior building products in Canada. By working with all the stakeholders to learn preferences, recommendations, and insights as they relate to exterior wall and roof products, shared challenges can be over ome.

Through the Focus Groups, Vicwest hopes to develop a clearer understanding of how to best plan for a future that is driven by conservation and sustainability concerns.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Steel roofing is a great option for new roof and re-roofing applications. Since steel is much more lightweight (it weighs approximately 1.5 pounds per foot) in comparison to other roofing materials, it can easily be installed directly-to-decking (with an approved underlayment) or on strapping over one layer of shingles—which will ultimately reduce labor costs. As well, leaving your pre-existing roof underneath the steel roof application will provide better insulation for your home. However, it is necessary to ensure this complies with your local building code and or home association/property management.

Color options. Unlike many other types of roofing materials, steel is available in a wide variety of pre-painted colors. What’s more—painted steel has high color retention throughout its lifetime, thus fading and chalking are reduced to a minimum. Vicwest’s pre-painted roofs utilize the WeatherX® paint system—one of the most popular and longest lasting paint systems in North America. Complete with any Vicwest WeatherX®-painted steel roof comes a 40-year WeatherX® warranty supported by Valspar, so home owners can be at ease about the durability of their newly-installed roof.Style Variety. Steel roofs come in a variety of profiles and can even mimic traditional roofing materials such as asphalt shingles, Spanish tiles and wood shingles. You can easily achieve a “non-metallic” traditional look by installing a steel roof while still reaping all the benefits that steel has to offer.

Long Lifespan. A steel roof’s lifespan is two to three times greater than that of other roofing materials, such as asphalt. This means in a 40-year time span, an asphalt roof might require 3 or more re-roof applications, while a steel roof requires only the initial application. Ultimately, this equates to long-term savings since the need to re-roof will be virtually eliminated.Increased Home Value. Because steel roofing increases your roof’s durability and promotes energy-efficiency—while still being just as aesthetically pleasing as other roofing materials—installing a steel roof will most likely increase the insurability and value of your home.Energy Efficient. Steel roofing not only is environmentally sound due to its recycled-material contents, but its energy-efficient properties will benefit your financial environment, as well. Because steel roofs aid in retaining a home’s heat, heating costs are reduced during cooler months of the year. As well, a variety of pre-painted steel roofs (depending on the color) offer high reflectivity values, which ultimately better deflect the sun’s rays and can reduce cooling costs during warmer months.Low Maintenance. Steel inherently has a high resistance to corrosion, mold and mildew for several reasons. One, steel’s smooth surface makes it more difficult for unwanted air particles to accumulate on the roof. Two, steel does not absorb water the way that materials such as asphalt do, thus reducing the likelihood of mold/mildew build up. Ultimately, this means your roof will need less restoration and refurbishing—if at all.Increased Durability. When considering the most durable roofing material, steel is the obvious choice; steel has superior performance under adverse weather conditions such as heavy rain, hail, extreme temperatures and high winds. As well, since steel is a non-combustible material, it cannot catch on fire, unlike materials such as asphalt shingles or wood shakes.In line with weather conditions—will steel roofing amplify the sound of rain or hail?
Since steel roofs generally have ample underlying insulation or are installed over existing roof structures, the noise that is generated from such weather conditions is no more obvious than that of other roofing materials. If, however, there is minimal insulation underneath the steel roof, the sound of rain is quite often perceived as “soothing” by many steel roof owners.

Recyclable. Not only are steel roofs made from recycled content, but because of their non-toxicity, they are 100% recyclable at the end of their lifespan.Energy Star®. Vicwest offers roofing profiles which are Energy Star® qualified in the United States, which means certain residential steel roof applications that utilize Vicwest products will be able to earn state and federal tax rebates as well as utility incentives. Full information is available through the Energy Star® website at www.energystar.govReduced Waste. When permitted by local building codes, re-roofing applications can require little removal of waste from building sites resulting less in landfills.LEED Certification. Vicwest steel roofing profiles can help homeowners achieve LEED™ certification. LEED™ certification is attained if a home meets certain “environmentally-friendly” prerequisites and attains a certain number of points in a variety of qualifying categories (energy efficiency, materials and resources—to name a few). For more information about LEED™, visit either www.cagbc.org (for Canadian residents) or www.usgbc.org (for U.S. residents).

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